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An Abuse Survivor’s Response to Pastor Phil Johnson’s Insensitive Tweet on...
Phil Johnson, Grace Community Church, Sex Abuse, Domestic Violence, Twitter *** Blog reader, Christina, left an important comment on yesterday’s post regarding an insensitive and callous tweet Pastor...
View ArticleLori Alexander Refuses to Talk About Abuse
Lori Alexander, Domestic Violence, Biblical Submission -by Kathi There is nothing new under Lori Alexander’s sun. She still writes about submission, and I’m sure she always will. Every once in a while...
View ArticleBethlehem Baptist Church Excommunicates Victim of Domestic Violence
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Excommunication, Spiritual Abuse *** Over a year ago (November 1, 2016), I posted the article, 1-1/2 years Later, Bethlehem Baptist Church...
View ArticleBREAKING: Leaders at Doug Wilson’s Christ Church Put Woman in Abusive...
Mike Lawyer, Counseling, Abuse in Marriage, Abuse of Authority I have been in contact with a woman named Gen, who has agreed to let me post this letter she received from Mike Lawyer, “on behalf of...
View ArticleA Personal Story and a Sad Conclusion When Pastors Failed to Respond...
Domestic violence, Church response, Rob Porter *** You may have heard in the news recently about Rob Porter who worked for President Trump in the White House. Porter recently resigned his position as...
View ArticleGod Loves Victims More Than Saving an Abusive Marriage
Lori Alexander, John Piper, Christian Marriage, Divorce -By Kathi It is no surprise that Lori Alexander at The Transformed Wife is pushing John Piper’s words on marriage and divorce. Lori continues...
View ArticleAnalysis: Paige Patterson’s Teachings on Domestic Violence Keep Victims in...
Paige Patterson, Domestic Violence, SBC, Divorce *** Over the weekend, an old recording of an interview from 2000 with Paige Patterson resurfaced, causing an uproar because of his response regarding...
View ArticleLori Alexander, Advocate of Women Staying Married to Their Abusers
-by Kathi Lori Alexander at The Transformed Wife continues to advocate that there is no room for divorce for a spouse experiencing physical abuse. A commentor at her post, For Those Considering...
View ArticleK.B. Davies Says Domestic Violence is No Excuse for Divorce Even in Case of...
-by Kathi *** K.B. Davies frequently comments on Lori Alexander’s Facebook page, The Transformed Wife. Lori allows his comments to stay and doesn’t challenge them. Why Lori leaves comments from men...
View ArticleAn Abusive Marriage, Well-Meaning Christians, and God’s Word
*** I ran across a post on Facebook that a friend wrote. Flo Fromer-Wedding posted about the spiritual tug-of-war process she went through while she was in an abusive marriage. Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleNaghmeh Panahi, Ex-Wife of Former Iranian Prisoner, “Pastor” Saeed Abedini,...
It’s been a while since I have posted about Saeed Abedini or his ex-wife, Naghmeh. Naghmeh Panahi posted a public note on Facebook yesterday. You may recall that after Saeed Abedini was released from...
View ArticleBook Review Series –“The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter 4: Doing...
"You may be thinking, "I'm willing to work at having a close relationship with my husband, but he is not." If he is unwilling to communicate or is cruel and yet you respond in a godly manner, you will...
View ArticleDomestic Violence: A Call to Pastors – Documentation to Help Domestic...
This is one practical way that a pastor can help a domestic violence victim - by providing a letter stating that she is needing time off work or a safety accommodation to deal with domestic...
View ArticlePastor Neil Schori Urges Pastors and Church Leaders to Get it Right about...
If church leaders are counseling abused spouses to go back to their abusive partners because they don't meet the church-approved "divorce criteria," they are contributing to the abuse by placing...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Awareness Month – Safety Planning
Safety plans are helpful for victims/survivors at different points of time. Safety plans help victims/survivors to think through ways to stay safe while in a harmful situation or navigate after leaving...
View ArticleBook Review Series –“The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Thirteen –...
It’s obvious that in Peace’s world of submission, a husband can behave any way he likes without consequence; otherwise, options would be given to wives for how to deal with abusive behaviors.
View ArticlePastors and Church Leaders: do you know who is in your audience?...
Please preach and communicate as if one in three women listening in your audience are victims of domestic violence.
View ArticleBook Review Series –"The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace – Chapter Fourteen –...
How does a Christian wife respond to her husband's evil behavior? This orderly list provides more harm than help.
View ArticleDomestic Violence Survivor Responds to Wayne Grudem's Change of Opinion on...
Next time you meet a divorced survivor, look in her eyes with kindness and ask yourself how bad it had to be to risk all she did.
View ArticleBlaming Abuse on Satan is Not Enough
It's time for Focus on the Family to start acknowledging abuse happens in Christian marriages.
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